The president of the United States of America visits Arizona to highlight the success of Intel, one of the largest employers in the state, and is greeted at the airport by a governor, representing our state, wagging her finger in his face. Jan Brewer's incredibly rude behavior, lack of decorum and civility, and plain bad manners are despicable and inexcusable. As a resident of the state, I am deeply embarrassed, ashamed, angered, and disgusted by the small, childish, divisive, partisan, domineering, and mean actions of she and the myriad of our other local, regional, and state so called "leaders". In their "all-knowing omniscience", they know exactly what is going to be in the State of the Union address before it is even given. Before the president's plane even lands in Arizona and he gives his speech at Intel, they know he is going to claim credit for Intel's success. Their petty, negative, destructive words and actions give us all a bad name. They are not what will "lead" Arizona into a productive and prosperous future. Ms. Brewer can try to put all the "spin" she wants on her behavior, but Arizona has become the laughing stock of the nation, and those who would defend or excuse her behavior are part of the problems in this state.
Corrine Reed
Phoenix
truth posted at 10:32 am on Sun, Jan 29, 2012.
Corrine Reed, look at all the books our governor will sell, next time Brewer and Gingrich can write a book together.
chatmandu002 posted at 12:16 pm on Sun, Jan 29, 2012.
Corrine, We understand you are a good liberal/progressive democrat and that anything the republicans do is wrong or bad and that everything the democrats and Obama do is great and wonderful. But Obama is NOT the king and when he does a beat down on our governor he is not above reproach.
Leon Ceniceros posted at 1:09 pm on Sun, Jan 29, 2012.
Obama was the one who started it by ..."whinning"...about the way that Governor Jan Brewer told the story of their White House meeting in her book. How "petty" can a President of the United States be to even mention on the tarmac while being "Welcomed" to our great State.
Obama is 6'1" tall....Governor Jan Brewer is 5'7"...IN HIGH HEELS....was Obama ..."threatened" by Governor Jan Brewer's right index finger....lol ???
Obama showed the American Public and the World exactly what he is ...."A FRIGHTENED, INSECURE, ILL-MANNERED MAN"....ill deserving of the High Office that he is holding.
What is so sad is the biased coverage that this paper, the East Valley Tribune, the Mesa Republic, the Arizona Republic, PBS-ASU's KAET "Horizon" and "Horizonte" TV programs and the Local TV Stations. Their Liberal-Progressive agenda was in full view of their readership and their views. Race was brought up for no reason except to add another layer of....."BIAS".....to this...."Tempest in a Tea Pot".
Shame on all of our Local Print and Television Media....once again.....SHAME ! ! !
savoy54 posted at 2:33 pm on Sun, Jan 29, 2012.
it seems the liberal spin doctors are alive and well. [sad]
theazrepublican posted at 3:08 pm on Sun, Jan 29, 2012.
If you were listening to the speech, he was complimenting the AZ businesss as a shining example to what the local community can acheive in these economic times. He never once took credit for the local community acheivement. It seems the govenor tried to portray herself as finding jobs for people(while she was running for office) and after she got elected she never stops blaming the federal government for every thing that goes sour within AZ.
Lets take a good look at her report card and really look at her progress for AZ as govenor over the last three years. Writing a fictional book and doing self promotional tours across the US does not do anything for AZ. Jan Brewer only profits from this charade.
sockratties posted at 6:43 pm on Sun, Jan 29, 2012.
Several studies have shown that the “liberal” brain has a higher IQ than the “conservative” brain. This has been proven by measuring the mass of various components that are believed to be responsible for certain responses and thought processes and by IQ tests at different ages. Liberal average = 106, conservative average = 97. It also seems to be obvious by observation of the finger wagging incident.
k33j88 posted at 5:47 am on Mon, Jan 30, 2012.
As I noted in previous posts, women are 2nd class citizens under the "religion of peace" (Sharia Law). The Marxist-in-chief turned his back on Governer Brewer while she was in the middle of a sentance. This is acceptable under sharia-compliant nations. Maybe Miss Reed would be more comfortable in an Islamic country.
Dale Whiting posted at 6:48 am on Mon, Jan 30, 2012.
k33j88,
Come on! There is no way your brief study of what you call "Sharia Law" makes you an expert on that subject or any related one. You're way off base on this one!
chatmandu002,
Nice to know you recognize this as an attempt by our governor to "reproach" our National president. 51% of those answering our editor's most recent opinion poll agree. Reproaching a President in public is an embarrassment to Arizona.
sockratties,
Interesting statistic. Got any references to back this statement up? Not that I disagree with it. But as a conservative registered Republican, I might take offense!
theazrepublican,
I doubt that Jan kept her report cards. But I'd bet they were doozies! Are you positive that Jan actually wrote her book? If so, let's interview her editor!
onerebel posted at 8:50 pm on Mon, Jan 30, 2012.
Corrine, I think that statue of Obama in your front yard might have bird droppings on it. .Sockratties- I did a couple of studies also, It shows Conservatives are not afraid of working like Liberals, I also found most Liberals impress only themselves, and are legends in THEIR OWN minds. See how these studies work ? Are you really going to stand on your little podium and try and tell us how you Liberals are really the masters of the universe ? The same geniuses that tell us don't give animals hand outs, it makes them dependent and unable to take care of themselves, yet you preach just the opposite for people, and we end up with the same results as the animals ? The same members of the high IQ club that believe homosexuality and abortion are natural ? which means if you geniuses were left to live your life style, you would eventually wipe yourselves out.
Dale Whiting posted at 4:00 am on Wed, Feb 1, 2012.
onerebel,
Nice to see you favor an Eastwood image. Like the current conservative demagog, Ronald Reagan, Eastwood also registered as a Republican. Both he and Reagan saw that being a Republican in California politics [outside Hollywood] had its advantages. I'm waiting for you Neoconservatives to wake up and realize that both Reagan and Eastwood are RINO's. Reagan's son, Ronny figured this out. Both Ronald and Clint are moderates on today's political spectrum.
VofReason posted at 2:04 pm on Wed, Feb 1, 2012.
Interesting read Dale. So what is Obama? Centrist (giggle)
onerebel posted at 8:36 pm on Wed, Feb 1, 2012.
@ Dale, just an interesting fun fact. My brother actually now owns two of the guns that were used by Clint Eastwood in the Outlaw Josey Wales !